In the attic of a ramshackle house on the outskirts of Defiance, Ohio, they found a box of 1910 baseball cards. The legends were all there as if they just stepped off the field: Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young..27 of the original 30-card E98collection. Heritage calls them “cardboard gold” and will sell 3 lots from the discovery next month.The cards spent the last 100 years under a forgotten dollhouse that a family member finally moved. They call it the “Black Swamp Find” because of a nearby Ohio swamp. Heritage plans to sell them over a period of 2-3 years for a total of $2-$3 million. It remains to be seen what they will do to the market of existing E98 cards, since none are graded near the same pristine quality.
“Cardboard Gold:” 1910 Baseball Cards Found In Attic
July 12, 2012
“Woz” Signed Apple 1 Appears At German Auction
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Silver Spoons, High Prices
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See The Movie, Buy Robinson’s Glove, $1m
April 16, 2013This online auction couldn’t come at a better time for the Robinson family, putting up Jackie’s World Series, game-worn glove just as his biographical movie, “42,” is released. No question the glove was used—hard and long. Steiner Sports Auctions says it was found in an office Robinson once rented. It was authenticated by photo matching. High estimate is $1m.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
